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Renesas SH-MobileUL2 Application Processor

Posted by Ken Cheung in Microcontrollers on Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Renesas recently introduced the SH-MobileUL2 application processor for mobile applications. The SH-MobileUL2 is ideal for mobile digital TV capable phones, personal navigation, and portable players incorporating multimedia processing functions previously found mainly in high-end models. SH-MobileUL2 (SH7366) is priced at $16 for 128 Mbits and $21 for 256 Mbits.

Renesas SH7366 SH-MobileUL2 Application ProcessorSH-MobileUL2 Processor Features

  • Offers approximately 30% power saving for video playback applications compared with previous products
  • 30 fps encoding and decoding performance with a D1-size display (720 x 480 pixels)
  • More built-in peripheral functions, including a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) interface and an on-chip digital-to-analog (D/A) converter for TV output
  • A small (8mm x 10mm), 284-pin BGA package
  • Supports the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) moving-image compression standard used in mobile digital TV systems worldwide
  • The Video Processing Unit (VPU) features dedicated on-chip video processing memory
  • A camera interface for direct connections to a 5-megapixel camera module allows high-speed reading of large-volume image data
  • Built-in LCD controller that supports TFT color panels

More info: Renesas Technology

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